News & Events
Congratulations to the 2009 Ordinandi
May 23rd, 2009
Congratulations to the six new priests ordained in the Archdiocese of Boston:
- Fr. Seán M. Maher from St. John’s Seminary in Brighton
- Fr. Huy H. Nguyen from St. John’s Seminary in Brighton
- Fr. Frank D. Camp from Blessed John XXIII National Seminary
- Fr. David W. Gunter from Blessed John XXIII National Seminary
- Fr. Israel J. Rodriguez from the Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan House of Formation
- Fr. Shawn P. Carey from the St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, Calif.
God bless these new priests as they begin their new life as ordained priests!
Thanks also to Fr. Dan Hennessey and Fr. Michael Harrington of the Vocations office for helping to bring these new priests into the archdiocese:
Fr. Mike Harrington of the Vocations Boston office
Fr. Dan Hennessey of the Vocations Boston
For the Pilot’s coverage of the ordination, please click on the link below:
The Boston Pilot: Six new priests for Boston
Visit to CatholicTV
May 22nd, 2009
Several members of Serra Boston attended a live Mass at CatholicTV. Fr. Dan Hennessey, Vocations Director for the archdiocese and chaplain of Serra Boston celebrated live Mass, and the Serrans were able to tour the studios.
Here are photos from the Mass:
Thanks to CatholicTV for their hospitality!
Fri, May 22 – CatholicTV Live Mass with Fr. Dan Hennessey
May 10th, 2009
Fr. Dan Hennessey, Vocations Director for the archdiocese and chaplain of Serra Boston, will be celebrating Mass live on Catholic TV at the studio in Watertown on Friday, May 22 at 9:30 AM.
All Serrans and others who want to promote vocations are asked to attend, so that Fr. Hennessey can celebrate Mass with a full chapel. Attendees will also have the added bonus of seeing firsthand the beautiful studio where the excellent Catholic TV broadcasts originate!
Note that all attendees need to be at the studio by 9:00 AM sharp to attend the live Mass.
The address of the Catholic TV studio is:
CatholicTV
34 Chestnut St.
Watertown, MA 02472
Google Maps directions
Hope you can join us at this live event!
Serra Boston President wins Catholic Lay Woman of the Year 2009
April 26th, 2009
This year Loretta Gallagher, President of Serra Club of Boston, was named Catholic Laywoman of the Year at this year’s Boston Catholic Women’s Conference.
Loretta was given the award for her work to found the Boston-based chapter of Serra International, her efforts to coordinate and promote the Monthly Prayer Request for Priests apostolate, and her life as a lay Carmelite.
Cardinal Sean O'Malley congratulates Loretta Gallagher on the award.
Loretta was introduced to the stage by Vocations Director and Serra Club chaplain Fr. Dan Hennessey. As Chris Harding noted in his recap of the conference:
Fr. Daniel Hennessey, who heads the Archdiocese of Boston’s vocations office, beamed as he presented the “Laywoman of the Year” award to colleague and friend, Loretta Gallagher, whom he called a “spiritual mother to so many priests and seminarians in the archdiocese.”
As shown in the photo below, Fr. Dan also promoted our “Pray for Priests” magnets in his introduction.
Fr. Dan Hennessey (Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Boston, and chaplain of the Serra Club of Boston) showcases the "Pray for Priests" car magnets.
Loretta accepted the award on behalf of all those who promote vocations, and encouraged those in the audience to support priests by attending this year’s ordination, write letters to newly ordained priests, and other efforts.
To see a video of her acceptance speech (with Fr. Dan’s introduction), please click on the “play” button in the video below.
The Archdiocese of Boston web site posted photos of the event, which can be viewed below. (All photos © George Martell 2009.)
Loretta Gallagher accepts the award on behalf of all those who promote a culture of vocations.
Cardinal Sean watches the acceptance speech.
During both the Men’s and Women’s conference, several members from the Serra Club of Boston helped run the Vocations Boston table in the exhibitors’ hall. The vocations table can be seen in the following photos:
Loretta Gallagher and Fr. Dan Hennessey stand in front of the vocations table in the exhibitors' hall at the Boston Catholic Women's Conference.
Several members from the Serra Club of Boston helped run the vocations table at the Boston Catholic Women's Conference 2009. Pictured here (from left to right): Francis Jesch, Fr. Dan Hennessey, Loretta Gallagher, and Mary Jesch.
Several publications and web sites covered the conference and provided photos and video. For more information, please visit the following links:
- Boston Pilot: Prayer, song and talks inspire at Catholic Conferences
- BostonCatholic.org: Boston Catholic Women’s conference photo slideshow
- Boston Catholic Women’s Conference recap
Congratulations to Loretta on her devotion to the Catholic lifestyle, and for living out the Serran mission to promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life!
Serra Boston to receive new charter on Friday, June 26
April 12th, 2009
The Serra Club of Boston is scheduled to receive its charter on Friday, June 26 beginning with Mass at 5:00 PM.
We extend an invitation to all those who wish to support our mission of promoting vocations. Please see the invitation below for details!
The Serra Club of Boston
cordially invites you to a
Mass of Thanksgiving
and Chartering Ceremony
Friday, June 26, 2009
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton, MA
5:00 PM Mass & Chartering Ceremony
Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Main Celebrant
Dinner will immediately follow
in the seminary dining room
RSVP by June 10th to (978) 462-1057
or information@serraboston.org
Tickets: $60.00
To register for this event, please download the form below, print it out, and mail it back to Serra Boston, c/o the Gallaghers, 36 Virginia Lane, Newburyport, MA 01950. Checks should be made out to Serra Boston.
Registration Form for Serra Boston Chartering Celebration (408 kb PDF)
We look forward to seeing you there!
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